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, cholera, encephalitis and bubonic plague. "This was supposed to be a secret at the time, and the Chinese response of mass vaccinations and insect eradication probably contributed to the project's generalRead more

neuropsychiatric” symptoms, including nightmares. More alarming reports have been documented in Japanese children undergoing anti-influenza treatments. Severe consequences such as delirium, hallucinationsRead more

. In 1975, Japanese authorities reacted to these events by raising the age of vaccination from three months to two years. As a result, the number of vaccine injury compensation claims that were paid outRead more

Japanese encephalitis

Disease

Japanese encephalitis (Japanese: 日本脳炎, Nihon-nōen)—previously known as Japanese B encephalitis to distinguish it from Economo's A encephalitis—is a disease caused by the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus. The Japanese encephalitis virus is a virus from the family Flaviviridae.Domestic pigs and wild birds (especially herons) are reservoirs of the virus; transmission to humans may cause...More